College football returns to Natchitoches tonightCollege football is returning to Natchitoches and the nation this week, and the place to be tonight for folks in this area is at Turpin Stadium for Northwestern’s season opener against a good team ...

Dems, GOP target 2015 session for shared agendaWhile the Democratic and Republican parties in Louisiana have decided to team up to pursue unlimited fundraising possibilities on the federal level, there may also be a shared legislative agenda in...

New website should help match workers with jobsAs Louisiana prepares for a projected economic boom over the next few years that will bring thousands of new jobs to the state, it is appropriate that a website is being initiated to match prospect...

EPA strategy direct threat to economyThe feds sure do know how to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Louisiana is on the verge of a manufacturing renaissance not seen around here in a generation. The robust economic growth we anx...

Vitter going big for big businessU.S. Sen. David Vitter is the premier butcher for mainline Republican voters in Louisiana, serving up the kind of red meat that keeps the base waiting in line for more. Only Vitter could file a sin...

NSU takes steps to make campus a healthier placeSmoking and the use of other tobacco products has been banned on the Northwestern State University campus beginning this month, and that new policy will create a safer environment for students, fac...